Marvel's Thunderbolts* Box Office Officially Doubles The MCU's Biggest Bomb's Domestic Gross In Just 3 Weeks

**Marvel's Thunderbolts* Box Office Officially Doubles The MCU's Biggest Bomb's Domestic Gross In Just 3 Weeks**

After three weeks in theaters, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe release, Thunderbolts*, has now made twice The Marvels" box office in the United States. It stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Wyatt Russell, Lewis Pullman, Olga Kurylenko, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Featuring an ensemble cast of antiheroes and villains, the film deals with themes of mental health, self-worth, and finding a greater purpose.
The Marvels likewise featured three central leads: Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/Photon, and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel. It simultaneously acted as a sequel to Captain Marvel, WandaVision, and Ms. Marvel. Though both The Marvels and Thunderbolts* received fresh critic scores on Rotten Tomatoes, their financial fates are less similar.
Per Box Office Mojo, the domestic gross of Thunderbolts* as of May 25, 2025, is $173.8 million, while that of The Marvels" entire run is $84.5 million. Alternatively, Thunderbolts* is sitting at $355.5 million globally, and The Marvels raked in $206.1 million globally. Interestingly, international box office sales made up 59% of The Marvels" gross but only 51.1% of Thunderbolts*" gross.
What Thunderbolts* Doubling The Marvels' Box Office Means While Not A Billion Dollar Hit, Thunderbolts* Is Not A Flop Close While Thunderbolts* isn"t on track to have a showing as strong as Avengers: Endgame or even last year"s Deadpool & Wolverine, it"s past the trappings of the MCU"s lowest earners. Aside from passing The Marvels both domestically and globally, the film currently outranks Captain America: Brave New World"s week three domestic haul of $168 million. It"s unlikely that the film will be a major financial success, but it has a shot at breaking even.
Marvel Phase 5 Theatrical Releases
Film
Director
Release Date
Budget
Domestic Gross
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Peyton Reed
February 17, 2023
$388 million
$214.5 million
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn
May 5, 2023
$250 million
$358.9 million
The Marvels
Nia DaCosta
November 10, 2023
$374 million
$84.5 million
Deadpool & Wolverine
Shawn Levy
July 26, 2024
$200 million
$636.7 million
Captain America: Brave New World
Julius Onah
February 14, 2025
$180 million
$200.5 million
Thunderbolts*
Jake Schreier
May 2, 2025
$180 million
$173.8 million
The break-even figure for Thunderbolts*, which has a reported budget of $180 million, would be around $450 million, as that number is typically determined by doubling the budget and adding roughly $100 million for marketing. Since the film has a global gross of $355.5 million and has been in theaters for less than a month, it has a shot at hitting the necessary threshold. However, that would require it to have long legs in theaters. As we head into the summer blockbuster season, it"s uncertain whether Thunderbolts* will have the longevity to be profitable.
Our Take On Thunderbolts* Doubling The Marvels' Box Office Word-Of-Mouth Helped Thunderbolts* Avoid The Marvels' Fate

Thunderbolts* may not reach the same level of financial success as its MCU predecessors; however, the positive response it has received from critics and fans has given it a slight boost. Even if that isn"t enough to make the film a bonafide hit, this positivity could help repair Marvel"s damaged reputation among moviegoers. Either way, Thunderbolts*—a movie about underdogs—has the potential to be an underdog financial success.

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